Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 10597, Benjamin Dykeman, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
Dijkman Benjamin
S 10597
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CONTENTS

8280 New York
Benjamin Dykeman of — in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Williams of the Reg t commanded by — in the New York line for Private of months $23.33
Inserted on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of March 1833 and paid to J. Moorehouse Clerk Putnam Co. N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $46.66 Semimont. allowance ending 11 Sept " 11.66 58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Luce Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 17
Letter to Pensioner to Pension Agent 23. March 38 Letter to Pensioner 1. April 1840 Let. to Hon. G. Kemble Sept: 23, 1840.

11.349
Benjamin Dykeman South East Putnam Co. N.Y.
16.146 24 Dec 32
Moorehouse C.R. Co. Com. place Putnam Co. N.Y.
17.13
18.3200

11329
BRIEF in the case of Benjamin Dyer , - South End of Putnam in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     See 10-12-1832 In 1797 7 Infantry Infantry Col. J. C. Williams Col. D. Dyer   There was no service during the war has been the above.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Fredericksburg, October 30  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Witnesses & Gen. D.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? * part of trace etc. 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Fawcett Examining Clerk.

Sept 22. 1840
Mr
P. Temple
John L. Edwards Esq. Commss' of Pensions Washington

New York 28 th Sep 1840.
My dear Sir,
The case of Benj. Dyer, a man of Putnam Co. N.Y. in which you have recently suspended the pension appears to be a very hard one as I have received it from him — He states that he entered the service and was duly enrolled, that after serving a certain time he fell sick, and finding better care and attendance at the house of a friend than in the Army Hospital, he removed there and was supported by his friends without charge to the U.S. during his illness; that as soon as he had sufficiently recovered he returned to his regiment, when his name was again enrolled in the same company, which in fact he had never left but temporarily, and that under permission of his captain, without which permission, he must have been reported as a deserter — now if these facts be substantiated by the Rolls themselves,

as he avows they must be, is it not hurt that he should be deprived of his pension under a technical opposition of the law, because he released the government from the expense of supporting him at a time when he was incapable of duty?
Dykeman has always been the character of a most respectable man, and he has three sons, two of them wealthy farmers, and the third a cattle dealer & butcher, all of them well off in the world, so that the money although considerable, is by no means essential to the old man; but he considers his military service as the pride of his life, and his pension as an acknowledgment of it on the part of the nation, and I have no doubt that his sons would gladly sacrifice twice the amount to qualify him - if therefore upon a strict examination of the case, you think it can be allowed without opening too wide a field for fraud, I trust you will do the old man the justice, which I honestly believe he merits - very sincerely & truly Yours
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm: of Pensions -
Yours Respectfully.

State of New York Putnam County, ss } On this Eleventh day of September in the year in the year 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Com- mon Pleas of the said County of Putnam Benjamin Dyke- man a resident of the town of Santa Cruz in the County of Putnam and State of New York aged twenty one years in March last, and being first duly sworn according to law deposits on his oath that he the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions act of Congress passed June 7. 1832, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated That in the latter part of the month of June or first of July in the year 1781 he was employed by Abisha Chase to go as a substitute for him the said Chase in the military service of the country & went immediately with said Chase to Dobbs Ferry, in Westchester County & there joined the company comman- ded by Capt. Daniel Williams & remained there in the service along the lines, guarding, provosts, ranging the woods & vari- ous duties such as were required for two or three months when he was taken sick & removed from Dobbs Ferry to the Hospi- tal at Poughkeepsie, that a few days after he was put into the hospital, his father, went to the commanding officer of the company & got permission for this respondent to be removed from the hospital to the house of Esther Hyatt, which was about five miles, he was accordingly removed to said Hyatt's & rem- ained there a period of two or three weeks until he was able to return to his father's house in Fredericksburgh, a distance of not far from twenty miles, he remained at his father's house a short time when his health was restored & he returned to Dobbs Ferry & there regained his company & served out the remainder of his term, when the company marched to Crumpond & were all then discharged, The term for which the respondent became a sub- stitute, was seven months, that he served faithfully the whole period unless it was the time he was absent on account of sickness & with leave of his commanding officer. The com- pany was discharged in the month of February 1782

Michael Dykeman, was one of the lieutenant of the company, and the name of the other lieutenant he cannot remember, it was either a Mr. Sackett, or Mosier, one of them was lieutenant & one Ensign, the Christian name of either he cannot recollect, Samuel Droke was the orderly sergeant of the company, some of the continental troops were also stationed in the same neighborhood, & they were under the command of General Putnam. That during the time the dep- ot was at Dobbs Ferry there was an alarm in the night which proved to be an unfounded meeting of the company of Capt. Mosier & Capt. Cherry, with American officers, and firing upon each other, before it was ascertained that they belonged to the same army. This depot belonged to the company of Artillery commanded by Capt. Joseph Dykeman, & that company was composed of persons residing in the vicinity of the English Army, the country was annoyed by the depredations of Tories & Loyalists, who were robbing & looting every thing they could lay hands on & carrying the sheep to the British, Capt. Joseph Dykeman's company was required to furnish men for guards to stand at the different cross roads, to observe the approach of the enemy & give a reasonable alarm, this depot was often called upon to take his turn of duty in this way, was often called out in alarms, & during the whole period of the war with the exception of the seven months which depot served under Capt. Daniel Williams, he was often 10 or 12 days together per- forming such services as aforesaid, but he cannot say with certainty upon the period on any particular occasion, but it was often when he was called upon & he was called he performed the duty required, The depot lived in Frederick- burgh in Dutchess County during all the period of the revolu- tionary war except when in service under Capt. Daniel Williams, & then was in the County of Westchester, This de- ponent further says that he has no documentary evidence of his service & knows of no person now living who can testify to his service as aforesaid, but his brother Michael Dykeman & Isaac Paddock both of South East in Putnam county have

believe can testify to facts that will so far corroborate the statement of the deponent as to satisfy the proper officers that the deponent rendered the services as he has stated
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
That deponent was born in the Town of Reading in the county of Litchfield & State of Connecticut resided there in the year 1761. & resided there until he was ten years of age when he came to reside in Frederickburgh (now South East in Putnam County) in the State of New York & has continued to reside in said town until the present time. That he went into the service as a substitute in Capt D Williams company all his other services were performed in consequence of a draft or order from the captain of the company to which he belonged. He never received a written discharge
This deponent is familiar to Isaac Daddack & Samuel Lawrence & believes they can testify to his character for veracity & the rendition of his services
Sworn in open Court. Sept 11 1832 Before Me
Benjamin Dyer
We Isaac Daddack & Samuel Lawrence both residing in the town of South East in the county of Putnam do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Dyer who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be at present one year of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & we concur in that opinion. And the said Isaac Daddack does further certify that during the revolution he resided near the said Benjamin Dyer only two or three miles from him, they were then intimate friends. & it was then said that that the said Benjamin Dyer was in

the service, he was absent from the neighborhood one season during the war & the said Isaac has no doubt but he was in the service
Isaac Daddox
James Lawrence
Sworn and subscribed
Sept. 13th 1832
Putnam County ss. I, Hezekiah Dijkeman of the town of South Hack in Putnam County being duly sworn says that he is 73 years of age, he is a brother of Benjamin Dijkeman who has sworn to the preceding declaration. This deponent knows that the said Benjamin was in the service in revolutionary war, this deponent went to see his brother when he was with the army at Red Bank, where he saw him, a soldier attached to the army. The said Benjamin returned home during the campaign & remained a short time in consequence of being sick, but he soon recovered & left home to rejoin the army. This deponent attests to the business of the said Benjamin in his absence & secured his corn &c and he has no doubt but the said Benjamin served in the revolutionary war as he has stated in his declaration
Hezekiah Dijkeman
Sworn in Open Court before me
John D. Dijkeman Isaac Daddox
and the court do hereby declare their opinion after the evidence in the matter and the putting in interrogations presented by the defendant that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier according to the facts and that the court further notices that it appears to them that Isaac Daddox and James Lawrence who have signed the above certificate are residents of South Hack in Putnam County and are credible persons and this statement is true to the best of their knowledge.
Frederick Stone Just. D. P. Daniel Brad Judge
Samuel D. Dijkeman Judge
B. Dijkeman

Rev. May
10597
INVALID.
File No. 10597
Benjamin D. Sherman Dis. Rec. No.
Act: June 1 st 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 106
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mar 17 1820
Southwest, N.Y. Haul 14.
fine
Hon. L. S. Edwards Commr of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Southport March 13. 1840
De Sir - I received your letter of March 23. 1838. and have once wrote you on this subject - on the receipt of your letter I almost despaired making any further attempts, but finding that I can prove some things more in relation to my service in the army, as the only apology I have to offer for doing so. - The army lay in Westchester Co. N.Y. 1781 - and I was taken sick some time in the latter part of the summer or early in the fall - I lay in the Hospital about three weeks - my father took me to a friend of his where I remained about five weeks being partially recovered - my father took me to his own house where I remained some time making about eight weeks in all when I again joined the army - I can prove that my father took me out of the Hospital and placed me under the care of his friend that he took me from there to his own house and that I rejoined the army - I have a distinct impression that at the time I was in the service Capt. D. Williams who I encountered once was captured or otherwise discharged from the service - I have also an impression that my company was placed under the command of Richard Sackett as commander of a company you may find all the records of my wanting in my service connected on his roll at any rate I am well

Satisfied that owing to my ill health and the discharge of Capt. Williams a both that is the cause of my not receiving my pension at this time - I desire you would reply to this letter and if you please give me your opinion as to the use of this additional proof and oblige an old man whose days are few Very Respectfully Yours &c Hon. J. S. D. Lewis Benjamin C. Johnson

State of New York,
District Attorney & for, & Jonathan H. Hovey Clerk of the court of common pleas in & for the County of Dutchess - do hereby certify that the foregoing contains, in its present con- dition, the original proceedings of the said court in the mat- ter of the application of Benjamin Fishman for a new trial in the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourteenth day of October in the year of our Lord 1832
Jonathan Hovey

11349 Jungen von Lohm aus Pension Pfeils

State of New York
Putnam County ss. I Asahel Gilbert a deputy of the Clerk of Putnam County do hereby certify that I administered the oath to Hephzibah Dykeman a witness who made affidavit of the service of Benja- min Dykeman in the Revolutionary war, which appear- eth together with the declaration of the said Benjamin Dykeman are hereto annexed. And I further certify that the said Hephzibah Dykeman is a person of credibility.
Asahel Gilbert

State of New York,
Putnam County ss. I Jonathan Murchhouse clerk of the County of Putnam, do hereby certify that the annexed declaration of Benjamin Dykeman, the officer of Hopkirk's Dykeman, of Iseca Paddack, Samuel Dykeman the certificate signed by Freeman Stone first judge. Bernt Bayd a judge & Samuel Washburn a judge, are the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Dykeman for a pension, and I do further certify that the said Benjamin Dykeman swore to & subscribed the annexed application of right before me. I being a justice of the peace for the County of Put- nam. And I do further certify that John Gilbert who has signed the annexed certificate of creditability in favor of Hopkirk's Dykeman is a deputy in my office as clerk of the court of com- mon pleas of said county & also clerk of said county.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 21 st day of January in the year of our Lord 1833
J. Murchhouse

11349
Benjamin Dohmann
Pension Passers -
Admitted
Private 7 mo $23.33
unpaid balance not allowed
See Vol 2. page 20 $25.79

State of New York §
Putnam County § ss; Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace on 4/80 Putnam County Benjamin Dykeman, who being duly sworn, deposes and says, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot vouch precisely to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollections he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades, For seven months in Capt d Daniel Williams company as a private for not less than five months in the different alarms in which he was called out during the war - in all cases as a private, For which services I claim a pension.
This declarant further says that, when he was in the service in Capt d Daniel Williams company, Michael Dykeman was one of the Lieutenants, the other the declarant cannot call to mind. The declarant cannot tell who commanded the regiment to which Williams company was attached, but thinks that it was John Breake. General Putnam was in command & when the alarms mentioned by declarant occurred in his application, or original declaration, Gen. Putnam was on horseback riding from one end of the regiment to the other. The declarant by reason of loss of memory cannot be more particular in naming the officers under whom he served.
Benjamin Dykeman
Sworn & subscribed January 15 th 1833 before me Jonathan Warehouse Justice of the Peace